Chevron's "Scientific" Strategy
How does Chevron legally justify the high toxic levels of samples taken in the contaminated areas previosuly worked by Texaco? Easy - by making up its own standards rather than abide by Ecuadorian law:
|
NORM TPH/SOIL |
LAW |
SOURCE |
|
Chevron |
10,000 ppm (Criteria) |
Chevron |
|
Ecuadorian Law |
1,000 ppm |
Decree 1215 |
|
National Comptroller General |
300 ppm |
Special report on Chevron |
|
Texas |
230 ppm |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
|
Missouri |
200 ppm |
EPA |
|
Arkansas |
100 ppm |
EPA |
|
Delaware |
100 ppm |
EPA |
|
Georgia |
100 ppm |
EPA |
|
Nevada |
100 ppm |
EPA |
|
Montana |
100 ppm |
EPA |
|
Washington |
25 ppm |
EPA |
TPH = Total petroleum Hydrocarbons
ppm = parts per million
(Interestingly, 19 soil samples taken in contaminated areas reflected a HIGHER ppm level than even Chevron's own preposterous 10,000 ppm standard. Some reached the devastatingly toxic level of a full 260,000 ppm)
So, who makes environmental law in Ecuador?
Parliament, or Chevron?
Chevron in Ecuador (videos)
Imagine if they did this in your Neighborhood (00:30 - PSA)
Democracy Now on Chevron Washington Lobbying (09:49)
The Power of Silence (02:15 - cartoon)
Ecuador's Black Plague (05:18)
On Trial in Ecuador (04:23)
Fox Interview with Joseph Kohn (04:32)
The Real Human Story in Ecuador (05:00)
















